My Grandfather's Yiddish Sayings
Here are some great Yiddish saying that both of my grandfathers used to
tell me, and others ones I've collected, too!
Do you know any others? E-mail me at (morgan@westegg.com) and let me know!!!
What did your grandparents used to tell you???
When a lion is sleeping, let him sleep (Az a leyb shloft, loz im shlofn.) No one possesses all the virtues (Ale mayles in eynem, iz mito bay keynem.) All brides are beautiful--all the dead are pious (Ale kales zenen sheyn--ale meysim zenen frum) A saintly man who knows he is a saintly man is not a saintly man (A tsadik vos veyst az er iz a tsadik is keyn tsadik nit.) A bad peace is better than a good war (A shlekhter sholem iz beser vi a guter krig) Many songs, but few dumplings (A sakh zmires, un veynik kneydlekh.) A fool grows without rain (A nar vakhst on regn) Sometimes even a fool can say a smart word (A nar ken a mol zoygn a klug vort) A fool remains a fool (A nar blaybt a nar) May a strange death befall you! (A mise meshune oyf dir!) A homely girl hates the mirror (A meeseh moyd hot faynt dem shpigl) A story without a moral is like a meal without a sweet-favored side dish (A mayse on a moshl iz vi a moltsayt on a tsimes) A sick man you ask, a well man you give (A kranken fregtman, a gezunten gitman) The cholera on you! (A kholyere oyf dir!) A meowing cat can't catching mice. (A katz vos m'yavket ken kain meiz nit chapen) A crowd of people, and not one real person among them (A groyse oylem, un nito eyn mentsch) A strange fool is laughable, but your own fool is shameful. (A fremder nar iz a gelekhter, an eygener a shande.) A rich man has no need of character Do not worry about tomorrow, because you do not even know what may happen to you today. We are all schlemiels. My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |